https://connorfitzpatrick.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for ConnorTaoFitzpatrick.enTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/422fc38d-1cc0-434d-8762-89398e09bf45.jpgTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/422fc38d-1cc0-434d-8762-89398e09bf45.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/d53ca380-015a-4a00-8ce5-db672a863a70.jpgTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/d53ca380-015a-4a00-8ce5-db672a863a70.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/86cd3d08-6c1a-4359-b4c9-a09fb6771c5e.jpgTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/86cd3d08-6c1a-4359-b4c9-a09fb6771c5e.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/fcc7d3ea-77e7-40f1-b6f2-7bf60be010c6.jpgTue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/images/fcc7d3ea-77e7-40f1-b6f2-7bf60be010c6.jpghttps://eastlondontimes.co.uk/local/tower-hamlets/the-researchers-connecting-tower-hamlets-diversity-to-build-a-connected-east-end/In one of London’s highest boroughs for inequality, a team of researchers quietly advocate for connection in a time of fracture…Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://eastlondontimes.co.uk/local/tower-hamlets/the-researchers-connecting-tower-hamlets-diversity-to-build-a-connected-east-end/https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/bushmeat-trade-from-ibadan-to-south-london-explained/With options for fresh frozen shipping in three days, vendors operating across sub-Saharan Africa enjoy free reign over illicit trade…Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/bushmeat-trade-from-ibadan-to-south-london-explained/https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-shifting-tide-of-the-pearlHong Kong is a city that never seems to leave conscious thought once you’ve been. Perhaps my second, or third favourite metropolis sitting just behind Vietnam’s Danang and contesting Laos’ Pakse. Although, today I can’t help but think it’s grown and shifted in its concrete halls as if its collection of islands were loose...Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-shifting-tide-of-the-pearlhttps://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/croydon/south-norwood/beaver-reintroduction-in-south-norwood-country-park/Croydon residents have overwhelmingly supported the return of Beavers to South Norwood Country Park, as part of a rewilding project led by Citizen Zoo and the Council.While 96% of 800 plus residents approved the rewilding scheme, Citizen Zoo has been working through a checklist of reviews, independent and in-house on the park’s suitability. Recently, areas across London are being considered for, or have already, started rewilding to unexpected benefits, like cows reintroduced to Wild Tolworth...Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/croydon/south-norwood/beaver-reintroduction-in-south-norwood-country-park/https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/bromley/bromley-resident-overcomes-gambling-addiction-via-startup/After the financial crash of 2008, Founder and CEO of social enterprise, Peddle My Wheels (PMW), Alper Muduroglu, 56, faced a choice following a spiralling relationship with alcohol and gambling.With a business in liquidation, personal bankruptcy and a divorce, Muduroglu was at a fork in the road, but with two young kids, he felt an obligation to be present that kickstarted his motivation for life and his future business. Muduroglu said: Peddle My Wheels is the broader name for Muduroglu’...Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/bromley/bromley-resident-overcomes-gambling-addiction-via-startup/https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/southwark/peckham/ledbury-estate-phase-two-accelerated-over-fire-safety-11-7bn-housing-programme-bids/Work on phase two of the Ledbury Estate redevelopment has “progressed more quickly” than anticipated with phase one residents on time to move back in “later this year”.Southwark Labour Councillor, Helen Dennis, spoke to South London News about the current project’s timeline. Dennis added phase two was moving ahead as planned, with the site currently being cleared in preparation for the towers’ demolition. The news comes as bidding for the next decade of London’s affordable and social housing...Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/southwark/peckham/ledbury-estate-phase-two-accelerated-over-fire-safety-11-7bn-housing-programme-bids/https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/croydon/reform-rally-launches-london-campaign-in-croydon/It was an a-typical, crisp yet sunny Saturday in the capital as the Together Alliance’s Whitehall rally saw an estimated tens of thousands gathered from one in the afternoon, by seven in the evening – Farage kicked off their local election campaigns in Croydon at an indoor rally.Outside, a counter-rally of Your Party members, current left wing councillors and local residents formed a ring held back by Police outside of Fairfield Hall. Inside, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage spoke ahead of the part...Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://southlondonnews.co.uk/local/croydon/reform-rally-launches-london-campaign-in-croydon/https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/this-week-in-londonFrom the Met Police’s regular scheduling of gross misconduct investigations to politicians shoving their way onto packed bandwagons, these are the biggest stories from London this week...Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/this-week-in-londonhttps://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/a-dollar-and-a-dime-some-tips-fromSome tips for the weary traveller...Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/a-dollar-and-a-dime-some-tips-fromhttps://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/this-week-in-london-politicsA short newsletter rounding up the biggest stories from this week in London.Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/this-week-in-london-politicshttps://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/huaqiangbei-a-peek-into-shenzhensIn 1978, British Hong Kong was quickly growing into a global trade and financial hub. Skyscrapers were beginning to populate the skyline as its factories turned financial institutions and general wages rose but across the bay, in China, there’s worry brewing among its rice paddies and fishing boats...Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://connortaofitzpatrick.substack.com/p/huaqiangbei-a-peek-into-shenzhenshttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/uploads/7e44b858-ac5c-43e3-ade3-f5db072c7af8.pdfBoat and business owners living and working in docks in East London have hit out at the council’s plan for an £8million refurbishment, labelling it a “demolition of our boatyard”.Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/463313/uploads/7e44b858-ac5c-43e3-ade3-f5db072c7af8.pdfhttps://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/silvertown-tunnel-growth-against-climate/index.html"Breathe” by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is a book at odds with the current state of development in the capital, according to Stop Silvertown Tunnel campaigner Karin Teale. She’s attended all the Riverlinx Consortium and Transport for London (TFL) implementation meetings to scurtinse air quality monitoring throughout Silvertown tunnel’s construction. Silvertown tunnel opened on the 7th of April after five years of construction, providing a road transport link between Greenwich...Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/silvertown-tunnel-growth-against-climate/index.htmlhttps://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/the-london-political-dilemma-should-met-officers-carry-naloxone/index.htmlOn March 6th, the Met reported that at least 30 people fell ill following the consumption of synthetic opioid-laced heroin, in less than a month. Following, on the 20th, Zoe Garbett (Green Party Hackney Councillor) posed the question of whether there are any plans for Met front-line officers to carry naloxone at City Hall. London Mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan's, reply was clear; it would not be possible due to costs. Khan's own commission into...Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/the-london-political-dilemma-should-met-officers-carry-naloxone/index.htmlhttps://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/the-chewing-gum-man/index.htmlIn other cases, like when his gum painting is dedicated to someone, his art has a real and direct impact on a person's life, like being able to design someone's wedding proposal or honour someone's passing in a small way. One time, he tells me, a man spent a couple of hours trying to create a wedding proposal out of chewing gum but couldn't quite recreate Ben's touch, he then explained his situation to Ben, who gladly made an intricate proposal for him, to which he was overjo...Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/the-chewing-gum-man/index.htmlhttps://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/wildstyle-in-shoreditch-how-the-writing-on-the-wall-changes/index.htmlGraffiti and street art hotspots in London and Birmingham are attracting more and more visitors each year. Areas like Shoreditch, in East London alone, attracted hundreds of thousands of people in 2023, while areas like Digbeth in Birmingham are seeing significant investment into their public art scenes. Tour groups in Shoreditch (London) or the many varieties (music, arts, culture, etc.) of festivals in Digbeth (Birmingham) are an increasingly common sight....Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://pa-training.shorthandstories.com/wildstyle-in-shoreditch-how-the-writing-on-the-wall-changes/index.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyvpqd0V1WgA video focusing on Monty's bar on Brick Lane and the changing demographics of its surrounding areas.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyvpqd0V1Wg